GallerySocial networks are more demographically diverse than in the past, but the tendency for the alike to associate remains a strong force in society.
In recent decades, the U.S. has undergone significant social and demographic change, and has become much more racially and religiously heterogeneous. But have these changes been reflected in who people now associate with for friendship and other relationships? In new research, which measures changes in ‘homophily’, or the tendency for people who are similar to be more likely […]
